TRAVIS COUNTY

Early voting begins Oct. 13 for the general election in . Election Day is Nov. 3. Oct.13 through Oct. 30: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (except Sundays) • Oct. 18 and Oct. 25:VOTER 1 to 6 p.m. 2020KNOW BEFORE YOU GO GUIDE Early voting begins Oct. 13 and goes through Oct. 30. Election Day is Nov. 3 Early Voting Dates: Oct.13 through Oct. 30: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (except Sundays) • Oct. 18 and Oct. 25: 1 to 6 p.m. Bond Elections Proposition A Approving the City’s property tax rate and dedicating 8.75 cents of “Approving the ad valorem tax rate of $0.5335 per $ 100 valuation the operations and maintenance portion of the tax rate for Project in the City of Austin for the current year, a rate that is $0.0875 Connect, a high-capacity transit system. higher per $100 valuation than the voter-approval tax rate of the Proposition A asks voters to vote for or against approving the main- City of Austin, for the purpose of providing funds for a citywide tenance and operations portion of the City’s property tax rate and traffic-easing rapid transit system known as Project Connect, to dedicating 8.75-cents towards the implementation of Project Con- address traffic congestion, expand service for essential workers, nect, and ensuring that the initial investment is completed. reduce climate change emissions, decrease traffic fatalities, cre- The City of Austin is one of multiple taxing entities to which prop- ate jobs, and provide access to schools, health care, jobs and the erty owners pay property taxes annually. Approval of Proposition A airport; to include neighborhood supportive affordable housing would dedicate 8.75 cents of the City’s property tax rate revenue to investments along transit corridors and a fixed rail and bus rap- the Austin Transit Partnership to fund implementation of Project id transit system, including associated road, sidewalk, bike, and Connect. If approved by voters, the Project Connect portion of the street lighting improvements, park and ride hubs, on-demand City’s property tax rate would become part of the City’s property neighborhood circulator shuttles, and improved access for seniors tax rate each year. and persons with disabilities; to be operated by the Capital Met- ropolitan Transportation Authority, expending its funds to build, The estimated tax bill impact of passage of Proposition A is an ap- operate and maintain the fixed rail and bus rapid transit system; proximation-based Fiscal Year 2020/2021 property tax rate. This the additional revenue raised by the tax rate is to be dedicated by property tax rate reflects assumptions about market and economic the City to an independent board to oversee and finance the acqui- conditions and may be subject to change. sition, construction, equipping, and operations and maintenance The anticipated annual tax bill impact is based on taxable home of the rapid transit system by providing funds for loans and grants value. Taxable home value is the appraised value of a home after to develop or expand transportation within the City, and to finance property tax exemptions have been applied, such as the homestead the transit-supportive anti-displacement strategies related to Proj- exemption or the senior exemption. ect Connect. Last year, the ad valorem tax rate in the City of Austin Home Value Anticipated Annual Impact Anticipated Monthly Impact was $0.4431 per $100 valuation.” $250,000 $219 $18.23 $325,000 $284 $23.70 Proposition B: $500,000 $438 $36.46 $750,000 $656 $54.69. $460M in voter-approved general obligation bonds for transpor- tation infrastructure including sidewalks, transportation-related bikeways, urban trails, transportation safety projects (Vision Zero), Ballot Language safe routes to school and substandard streets. If approved, Proposition B would provide $460 million in proper- The Proposition will appear on the official ballot in substantially ty tax-supported general obligation bonds for transportation im- the following form, and the ballot shall be prepared to permit vot- provements for the projects and programs. ing “for” or “against” the Proposition:

www.keytitlegroup.com 512.402.3300 Who is on the ballot in Travis County? The following are the contested races appearing on the ballot:

FEDERAL President/Vice-President Chief Justice, Supreme Court District 24 District Judge, 345th JD Donald J. Trump/ Nathan Hecht (R) * (R) Jan Soifer (D) Michael R. Pence (R) Amy Clark Meachum (D) Clayton Tucker (D) District Judge, 353rd JD Joseph R. Biden/ Mark Ash (L) Kamala D. Harris (D) Texas House District 46 Madeleine Connor (D) Jo Jorgensen/ Chief Justice, Supreme Court Sheryl Cole DEM (D) District Judge, 390th JD Jeremy “Spike” Cohen (L) Place 6, Unexpired Term Texas House District 47 Julie Kocurek (D) Jane Bland (R) Justin Berry (R) Howie Hawkins/ District Judge, 427th JD Angela Walker (G) Kathy Cheng (D) Vikki Goodwin* (D) Tamara Needles (D) U.S. Senator Chief Justice, Supreme Court Michael Clark (L) District Judge, 450th JD John Cornyn (R) Place 7 Texas House District 48 Brad Urrutia (D) Mary “Mj” Hegar (D) Jeff Boyd (R) Bill Strieber (R) Kerry Douglas McKennon (L) Staci Williams (D) Donna Howard* (D) District Judge, 460th JD William Bryan Strange III (L) Geoffrey Puryear (R) David B. Collins (G) Texas House District 49 Alvarenga (D) U.S. Representative District 10 Chief Justice, Supreme Court Charles Allan Meyer (R) Michael McCaul (R) Place 8 Gina Hinojosa* (D) COUNTY Mike Siegel (D) Brett Busby (R) Kenneth M. Moore (L) Gisela D. Triana (D) County Judge Roy Eriksen (L) Texas House District 50 Tom Oxford Michael Lovins (R) U.S. Representative District 17 Larry Delarose (R) Andy Brown (D) Pete Sessions (R) Judge, Court of Criminal Celia Israel* (D) Appeals, Place 3 Sheriff Rick Kennedy (D) Texas House District 51 Bert Richardson (R) Raul Vargas (R) Ted Brown (L) Robert Reynolds (R) Elizabeth Davis Frizell (D) Sally Hernandez* (D) U.S. Representative District 21 Eddie Rodriguez (D) Judge, Court of Criminal Tax Assessor-Collector Chip Roy (R) District attorney District 53 Appeals, Place 4 Marilyn Jackson (R) Wendy R. Davis (D) Martin Harry (R) Kevin Patrick Yeary (R) Bruce Elfant* (D) Arthur DiBianca (L) Jose Garza (D) Tommy Wakely (G) Tina Clinton (D) Erica Lockwood (L) Chief Justice, 3rd Court of Judge, Court of Criminal County Commissioner, U.S. Representative District 25 Appeals Appeals, Place 9 Precinct 1 Roger Williams (R) Jeff Rose (R) David Newell (R) Solomon Arcoven (R) Julie Oliver (D) Darlene Byrne (D) Bill Kelsey (L) Brandon Birmingham (D) Jeffrey Travillion* (D) District Judge, 53rd JD State Board of Education, County Commissioner, U.S. Representative District 35 Maria Cantú Hexsel (D) Jenny Garcia Sharon (R) District 5 Precinct 3 Lani Popp (R) District Judge, 98th JD Lloyd Doggett (D) Becky Bray (R) Rebecca Bell-Metereau (D) Rhonda Hurley (D) Mark Loewe (L) Ann Howard (D) Stephanie Berlin (L) Jason Mata Sr (I) District Judge, 126th JD County Court at Law No. 9 State Board of Education, Aurora Martinez Jones (D) Kim Williams* (D) STATE District 10 District Judge, 167th JD Christopher David (L) Tom Maynard (R) Railroad Commissioner Dayna Blazey (D) District Judge, District 460 Marsha Burnett-Webster (D) James “Jim” Wright (R) District Judge, 200th JD Geoffrey Puryear* (R) Trip Seibold (L) Chrysta Castañeda (D) Jessica Mangrum (D) Selena Alvarenga (D) Matt Sterett (L) Texas Senate District 21 Katija “Kat” Gruene (G) Frank Pomeroy (R) *denotes incumbent Judith Zaffirini* (D)

County voters can vote at any polling center on election day Where can I vote? as opposed to having to visit a specific precinct.

Source: AustinTexas.gov and communityimpact.com